Armand Heitz, Bourgogne Rouge, 2023 SO102125 Cristal2016 and blackberry frame an unconventional

and blackberry frame an unconventional wine that rewards exploration

Autran's minimal-intervention approach lets the vintage and terroir speak clearly

Perrières is Meursault’s stony heartbeat—shallow white limestone and rejected quarry stones create uncommon minerality and tension

is vinified to show its character: structured

Armand Heitz, Bourgogne Rouge, 2023 SO102125 Cristal2016 and blackberry frame an unconventionalArmand Heitz took over his family's Chassagne Montrachet estate in 2011 and converted it to biodynamic farming, building a 250 hectare project across the Cote d'Or and Beaujolais. This regional Bourgogne Rouge is his calling card for value, sourced from clay silt soils over marl and made in a traditional, low oak style (usually only 20 to 25% new) so the Pinot fruit stays front and center. The 2023 vintage was generous and ripe, making for an